mayoral appointed directors, the mayor, superintendent of education and another official serves as directors of public library. The city had seven all ex officio boards on which the mayor served on all but the back tax commission, which consisted of the comptroller, counsel and an assessor. See also Buffalo Fire Department Buffalo Common Council List of mayors of Buffalo, New York References Scholarly studies Nevins, Allan. Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage (1932) Pulitzer Prize-winning biography. ASIN B000PUX6KQ. Graff, Henry F. Grover Cleveland (2002). , short biography by scholar Primary sources Nevins, Allan ed. Letters of Grover Cleveland, 1850–1908 (1933) Government of Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York